Marathon Runners Will Pass Through Our Neighborhood Next Sunday

By Marc Borbely, 536 13th St. NE

The D.C. Marathon will pass through the Corner
Forum area on 13th Street on Sunday, March 23. Runners,
coming south after turning onto 13th from Florida Avenue, will
be one block short of the 23-mile mark by the time they reach
D Street and 13th.

Streets on the route will be closed to cars "up to a
six-hour pace" (I think this means they'll reopen six hours after
the start of the race, but I'm not sure at what time they will
be closed).

The race starts at 7:30 a.m. Metro will open at 5:30 a.m.

The complete 26.2-mile course is as follows,
according to the marathon's Web site, at
http://www.washingtondcmarathon.com/courseinfo.html:

 Starting Point: Memorial Bridge (Runners will be on
both sides of the road at the beginning of the race heading east
on Memorial Bridge).

 Follow Constitution Avenue NE to Pennsylvania Avenue
NW and veer right and follow towards the White House. The
view from Capitol Hill is spectacular as you look out over the city.
 The Finish Line is located at 12th and Pennsylvania
Avenue NW. §